Job Specifications
Who you’ll be joining
We’re problem solvers at heart. Sometimes the answer is technology, sometimes it is strategy, and sometimes it is a strong cup of tea and a bit of thoughtful conversation. Whatever it takes, we work it out with our clients.
We’re an IT consultancy that helps organisations get the best out of their technology. That means keeping them secure and keeping the bad guys out, making sure everything works and is easy to use, and doing smart things with data and software to give their business an edge. It is important work, and we care about doing it well and for the right reasons.
Life at Waterstons is friendly, flexible and built on trust. We hire people who are curious, thoughtful and good at getting to the heart of a problem. You get support, trust and room to grow in a place that still feels human. The unlimited holidays and private healthcare are a nice touch, although most people stay because it feels like the right place to do good work with good people.
What You’ll Be Doing
As a SOC Analyst within our Cyber Division, you will build relationships with prospective and active clients across the business and act as their trusted advisor, helping them to secure their business through the pragmatic use of technology and protect them from incoming threats.
If you enjoy a varied environment, sharing your knowledge and experience to support, coach and mentor your colleagues, then we want to hear from you.
This is a shift-based role, working 10-hour shifts with a 1-hour lunch (9 working hours). Shifts fall within our UK team’s coverage of 7:00 am to 11:00 pm, and include working one weekend in four and some public holidays.
Day-to-day responsibilities
Lead threat detection and incident response across modern security platforms
Monitor and analyse alerts from EDR/XDR platforms, cloud services (M365, AWS, Azure), SIEM systems and more.
Manage and optimise security tools and detection rules.
Create and deliver comprehensive client security reports.
Respond to and analyse cyber incidents at all severity levels.
Implement and maintain security best practices.
Participate in threat hunting initiatives.
Act as a point of escalation for Junior Analysts.
Stay up to date on the latest security trends.
Some of the skills we are looking for
Essential
A Strong understanding of IT and Cybersecurity
Experience working in a SOC or Helpdesk role
Analytical and problem-solving abilities
Customer service mindset
Passion for continuous learning
How We Take Care of You
As well as offering a competitive salary, we have an attractive benefits package including:
A healthy work life balance with flexible and agile working being the norm
Unlimited holiday allowance
EV car scheme (salary sacrifice)
Room to grow with supported development opportunities and sponsored training
Enhanced family policies
If you ever need it, company sick pay and life assurance
Supported wellbeing with regular initiatives, an employee assistance programme and private medical insurance
Flexible benefits such as a dental scheme, eye care support, season ticket loan and cycle to work
We require a security check to be carried out on all colleagues due to the nature of some of our clients’ industries.
Waterstons is committed to creating and an inclusive, understanding, and flexible place to work. We value diversity, equality and inclusion and encourage everyone to 'bring their whole selves' to work. We believe that a company that works to truly embrace and value diversity, create an environment where everyone from any background can do their best work, and feel valued and appreciated is a better company to work for.
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About the Company
We are an IT business with a difference. Business-focussed and consultancy-led, we're not all about technology. Our specialist consultants work with businesses large and small across the UK and beyond, helping them define, design, develop, deliver, implement and support technology, process and governance architectures to improve business performance and deliver competitive advantage.
Our core services work in partnership with customers to deliver business-led solutions to business problems by leveraging the entire technolog...
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